Like many vegetable gardeners, I love growing potatoes. They're fairly low-maintenance, don't need too much space, and can be planted strategically for a long harvest season. Placing suitable ...

For a potato farmer, there are few moments as discouraging as a run-in with the potato cyst nematode, which causes yellowing leaves and stunted spuds to be covered in legions. The pest has been ...

The annual Miller Research Potato Pest Management Seminar is slated from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 18 at the Historic Wilson Theatre, 610 Fremont. St., Rupert, Idaho. (Capital Press file photo) The annual ...

A research team led by a professor in Michigan State University's Department of Entomology has received a $6 million grant to find solutions to control potato pests without the use of an insecticide.

A major potato pest has been eradicated from the UK more than two years after its discovery in the country. The Colorado ...

You should never throw potato peels away. These food scraps are high in antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals like potassium, calcium, and magnesium—so they can work real wonders in the garden. In fact ...

The annual Miller Research Potato Pest Management Field Day is slated from 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 20 at the company’s main office, 422 E. 200 N., Rupert, Idaho. Presentations will focus on chemical ...